City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingManhattan Beach, CA · September 8, 2015
Minutes
City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
11:30 AM
City Council Retreat
Police/Fire Conference Room
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
Mayor Mark Burton
Mayor Pro Tem Tony D’Errico
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Amy Howorth
Councilmember Wayne Powell
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 8, 2015
Meeting
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Assistant City Manager Nadine Nader led the Pledge of Allegiance.
C. ROLL CALL
D. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING
Senior Deputy City Clerk Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova confirmed that the meeting
was properly posted.
E. PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individual(s) provided public comment:
Viet Ngo
F. RETREAT WELCOME AND CONTEXT SETTING
1. City Council Retreat Documents (Assistant City Manager Nader). 15-0410
DISCUSS PREVIOUS RETREAT OUTCOMES AND CURRENT
OBJECTIVES
Mayor Burton introduced the item and presented the facilitator Professor John
Nalbandian.
G. RECAP FROM THE MARCH 2015 RETREAT AND DISCUSSION
Professor Nalbandian provided an overview of the retreat and previewed some of the
topics that would be discussed.
At 12:41 PM, the City Council recessed and reconvened at 12:57 PM with all
Councilmembers present.
H. HIGH PERFORMING BOARD BEHAVIORS
Professor Nalbandian distributed handouts for further discussion with all
Councilmembers participating.
At 1:43 PM, the City Council recessed and reconvened at 1:53 PM with all
Councilmembers present.
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Meeting
I. MEETING MANAGEMENT
Professor Nalbandian continued the retreat focusing on meeting management with all
Councilmembers participating in the discussion.
At 3:11 PM, the City Council recessed and reconvened at 3:16 PM.
J. OTHER ITEMS
K. WRAP-UP
At 3:50 PM, Mayor Burton adjourned the September 8, 2015, Adjourned Regular City
Council Meeting (City Council Retreat) to the 6:00 PM, September 15, 2015, Regular
City Council Meeting to be held in City Council Chambers, in said City.
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Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova
Recording Secretary
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Mark Burton
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Liza Tamura
City Clerk
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Agenda
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
City Council Retreat
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
11:30 AM
Police/Fire Conference Room
Mayor Mark Burton
Mayor Pro Tem Tony D’Errico
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Amy Howorth
Councilmember Wayne Powell
Executive Team
Mark Danaj, City Manager
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Robert Espinosa, Fire Chief Nadine Nader, Assistant City Manager
Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Eve R. Irvine, Police Chief Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Mark Leyman, Parks & Recreation Director Marisa Lundstedt, Community
Bruce Moe, Finance Director Development Director
MISSION STATEMENT:
The City of Manhattan Beach is dedicated to providing exemplary municipal
services, preserving our small beach town character and enhancing the quality
of life for our residents, businesses and visitors.
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A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
C. ROLL CALL
D. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING
I, Tatyana Roujenova-Peltekova, Senior Deputy City Clerk of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, state under
penalty of perjury that this notice/agenda was posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, on the City's Website
and on the bulletin boards of City Hall, Joslyn Community Center and Manhattan Heights.
E. PUBLIC COMMENTS
2 MINUTES PER PERSON
F. RETREAT WELCOME AND CONTEXT SETTING
John Nalbandian/Mark Burton
1. City Council Retreat Documents (Assistant City Manager Nader). 15-0410
DISCUSS PREVIOUS RETREAT OUTCOMES AND CURRENT
OBJECTIVES
Attachments: Attachment A: Attributes of a High Performing Governing Body
Attachment B: Mayor/Council Expectations of Each Other
Attachment C: Council/City Manager Expectations
G. RECAP FROM THE MARCH 2015 RETREAT AND DISCUSSION
John Nalbandian
H. HIGH PERFORMING BOARD BEHAVIORS
John Nalbandian/All
1. Discuss "g"overnance (roles, responsibilities, and processes)
• Attributes of high performance council-debrief successful issue resolution and one which could have gone
better
• Trustee v. Representative
2. Council expectations of each other
3. Discuss effective management behaviors/practices.
I. MEETING MANAGEMENT
John Nalbandian/Mark Burton/All
• What presently is contributing to effective meeting management? What could you be doing more of? Less of?
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J. OTHER ITEMS
K. WRAP-UP
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